Photos of the week

Bulgaria

Bride Fatme Inus, her face painted white and decorated with sequins, emerges to present herself to villagers towards the end of her two-day wedding to Mustafa Sirakov in Ribnovo, Bulgaria, Jan. 12, 2014.

Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Brazil

Lightning lights up the the sky over Sugar Loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 16, 2014.

Credit: Leo Correa/AP

Poland

Austria's Michael Hayboeck soars through the air during the 18th World Cup Ski Jumping competition, in Wisla, Poland, Jan. 16, 2014.

Credit: Alik Keplicz/AP

California

A wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Credit: Nick Ut/AP

Indonesia

A man covers his mouth and nose as he walks on a road covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2014.

Credit: Binsar Bakkara/AP

Belarus

Belarusians prepare to mark "Kolyadki" in the village of Osovo, Belarus, Jan.13, 2014.

Credit: Sergei Grits/AP

New York

The tower of New York's World Trade Center rises through a blanket of fog on Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 2014, in this view looking south from the 48th floor at 42nd St. and 11th Ave in Midtown Manhattan.

Credit: Girish Tewani/AP

Egypt

Election workers look at a tablet for electric registration inside a polling station for the second day in the country's constitutional referendum at the Gamal Abdel Nasser school in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 15, 2014.

Credit: Nariman El-Mofty/AP

Pakistan

A child is held by his mother as they wait to receive rice during a donated food distribution on the occasion of Prophet Mohammad's birthday, at a shrine in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 14, 2014.

Credit: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Germany

A model is prepared with a blue contact lens to present a creation of Patrick Mohr's Autumn Winter 2014 collection during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, Jan. 14, 2014.

Credit: Markus Schreiber/AP

India

A goat, wearing a sweater, stands tied to a door on a cold morning in New Delhi, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Credit: Altaf Qadri/AP

Bahrain

The Saudi Hawks Display Team performs at the Bahrain International Airshow in Sakhir, Bahrain, Jan. 16, 2014.

Credit: Hasan Jamali/AP

Indonesia

A woman weeps as she carries her belongings to a temporary shelter, following a heavy ash fall from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Sigaranggarang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2014.

Credit: Binsar Bakkara/AP

India

Indian school children perform yoga during the inauguration of the three-day kite festival in Ahmadabad, India, Jan. 12, 2014.

Credit: Ajit Solanki/AP

India

A homeless man and his wife share a rented bed as balloons inflated in the shape of hearts adorn their cot at a poor neighborhood in New Delhi, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Credit: Saurabh Das/AP

Spain

A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Jan. 16, 2014.

Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Spain

A man holds his dog while waiting to be anointed outside the Saint Anton church in Madrid, Jan. 17, 2014.

Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP

China

An LED screen shows the rising sun on Tiananmen Square which is shrouded with heavy smog in Beijing, China, Jan. 16, 2014.

Credit: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

India

Hindu pilgrims take a dip at the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal, an act which they consider to be holy, at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata, Jan. 13, 2014.

Credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

India

Roosters attack each other during a rooster fight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, India, Jan. 17, 2014.

Credit: Anupam Nath/AP

Bangladesh

An elderly Bangladeshi woman carries a basket on a cold and foggy winter morning on the banks of the River Turag in Ashulia near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 17, 2014.

Credit: A.M. Ahad/AP

Bolivia

Rafael, 7, walks on the Uyuni Salt Flats after bathing in a hole with salty water in Uyuni, Bolivia, Jan. 11, 2014.

Credit: Victor R. Caivano/AP

India

Indian soldiers march during a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, Jan. 13, 2014.

Credit: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Japan

Japanese women in kimonos ride a train after a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day at an amusement park in Tokyo, Jan. 13, 2014.

South Africa

Supporters of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party sing during the launch of the party's election manifesto at the Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit, Jan. 11, 2014.

Credit: Ihsaan Haffejee/Reuters

France

French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, also known as just "Dieudonne,"attends a news conference at the "Theatre de la Main d'or" in Paris, Jan. 11, 2014.

Credit: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Massachusetts

Vanessa Lam competes in the women's short program competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Boston, Mass., Jan. 9, 2014.

Credit: Brian Snyder/Reuters

New York

A schoolteacher attempts to catch snowflakes while leading her students to a library from school in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Jan. 10, 2014.

Credit: Adrees Latif/Reuters

India

Hindu pilgrims wait in line for an eye check up at a camp organized by an NGO before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of "Makar Sankranti," in Kolkata, Jan. 11, 2014.

Credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

Indonesia

Students wearing masks stand in front of their classroom after Mount Sinabung erupted at Naman Teran village in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, Jan. 11, 2014.

Credit: Beawiharta/Reuters

Australia

The giant inflatable Rubber Duck installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats on the Parramatta River, as part of the 2014 Sydney Festival, in Western Sydney, Jan.10, 2014.